Best Dog Flea Treatments
Dog Flea Treatment
Dogs
are famous for having flea problems. They will constantly scratch
themselves to kill the fleas on their body while wounding themselves at
the same time. Then they will whine and growl from their painful flea
bites. Luckily, you don’t have to be a veterinarian to determine if your
dog has fleas or not. Simply look closely at their fur until you can
see their skin underneath. Check different parts of their body until you
see fleas on the skin. This is where flea treatment will need to be
applied. First, you need to bathe your dog in warm water thoroughly.
There is flea bathing formula you can add to the water that will make
sure the fleas die fast. Afterwards, you need to brush a comb through
your dog’s hair to get all the fleas and eggs off their body. There are
plenty of over the counter ointments for dogs that you can apply to any
affected area on their skin. These ointments will likely help soothe
their skin and keep fleas off temporarily. However, the fleas will
likely come back after a few days so you have to continue the process of
treating their skin. One thing that may reduce the number of flea
attacks is flea collars for your dogs. These types of collars are made
of special chemicals that kill fleas when they come close to it. Because
of this, these collars won’t kill fleas that are covering the entire
body. They will only kill fleas that are near the neck area, since this
is where the collar is worn. The rest of the body will still have to be
treated with bathing and ointment medication for the wounds.
So,
is there a definite cure against flea infestations? The only cure for
your dogs is for them to be in an area without fleas. If there are fleas
in the room they live in, then the fleas will nest on their skin for
sure. Therefore you must do the best you can to clean all the rooms in
the house, especially the room where the dog sleeps. Chances are this is
where the fleas gather up the most to attack the dog, since they are
motionless when they are asleep. Some pest control companies will offer a
“Flea bomb” service, which is a strong flea killing formula that
spreads through the whole house. It is so strong that even humans have
to stay out of the house for a few hours after the bomb is set. Overall,
just keep the fleas dead in the rooms of your home and keep your dog
cleaned consistently. This is the best you can do for flea treatment.
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